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Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
The haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by the triad of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and acute renal failure. HUS may be classified as either diarrhoeal-associated or non-diarrhoeal/atypical (aHUS). aHUS has recently been shown to be a disease of complement dysregulation, with 50% of cases involving the complement regulatory genes, factor H (CFH), membran...
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Introduction Atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome is a result of a spectrum of diseases. Disorders of complement regulation are the most important reasons in the aetiology. It is associated with defective regulation of the alternative complement pathway in over 50% of cases. Clinical abnormalities are related with the presence of thrombotic microangiopathy. Patients with atypical haemolytic urem...
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Background Complement dysregulation occurs in thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) other than primary atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS). A few of these patients have been reported previously to be successfully treated with eculizumab. Methods We identified 29 patients with so-called secondary aHUS who had received eculizumab at 11 Spanish nephrology centres. Primary outcome was TMA r...
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Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy that often provokes irreversible renal damage and post-transplantation recurrence. Studies performed during the last decade have shown that 50-60% of aHUS patients present genetic or acquired defects in the complement system that enhance the initial endothelial damage and favour disease development. This review analyses...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0007-1420,1471-8391
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldl004